Rushcliffe Pre-School

We are an Outstanding Pre-school based within Abbey and Lady Bay Family Hub, on the site of Abbey Road school. We take children from 2.5 to 5 years and have provision for 20 children per day.

We are open Monday to Friday 9 am to 3.15 pm term time only.

We are a small team of 5 which consists of an Early Years Teacher and 2 highly qualified level 3 teachers. The two Owners/Managers work within the provision, one holds an Early Years degree, and the other holds an NNEB. Both have over 30 years of experience.

Staff are all Paediatric First Aid trained and have specialist training in areas such as Supporting Early Language development, Supporting children's emotional wellbeing, etc....

We have a very experienced Special Educational Needs Officer who is also part of the management team who monitors and assesses children's learning and will put in place support for those children who may have barriers to learning.

We work closely with parents and outside agencies to make sure children get the best possible start to their learning and development. Staff are highly experienced in Child Education & Development and this was highlighted in our recent Ofsted. Staff are able to support families around toileting, language development etc.. They can also signpost to other services.

We also work in partnership with Nottingham Trent University and have had students on placement with us. We also work closely with Abbey Road Primary school and St Edmund Campion Primary school, especially around transition into school. We are a few minutes walk from both of these schools.

We provide an environment rich in open-ended resources that encourage children's natural awe and wonder. Creating an environment that is rich in learning and enabling children to reach their full potential.

Our highly professional staff team works as key workers for small groups of children. They assess and plan for each child's individual learning and development needs. They will keep you informed on a termly basis as to your child's development and we hold yearly parent consultations to discuss your child's learning and development. Our staff will also support families to enhance their child's learning at home with target's.They can give advise on ages and stages of a child's development and can also signpost to other services.

Children come to us with all varying levels of ability and we work with their interests to develop their learning. We provide activities that are fun and will stimulate children's creativity and imagination. We encourage children's natural awe and wonder by providing a curriculum that encourages skills such as problem solving, independence etc.. .

Times and availability

Age Range: 2yrs to 5 yrs

Opening Times

We have regular pick ups by local childminders if you need care on either side of the day. We also have a Breakfast and After School Club that operates from the same building and can offer wrap around care. They operate 7.30am to 9am and 3.20pm to 6pm however, they are a separate business and this would depend on availability. We are a term time provision and are only open 38 weeks of the year

There are additional services and consumables that are not part of the funded offer. These are charged at £15 per day and cover things such as snacks, wipes, our Tapestry system, administration (invoices, newsletters, reports), trips, cooking activities, book library, gardening, Yoga sessions, Forest School, etc....Please contact us for full list. These are voluntary payments. You will be required to provide items or pay for any services you wish to access above the funded offer if you choose to opt out of this payment. Please be advised that funded places will be limited and will be on a first come first served offer.